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VICE PRESIDENTS 

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BY 

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218 FOURTH AVENUE 
PITTSBURGH. PA. 






INDEX 



Adams, John, 

Adams, John Quincy, _ _ - _ - 

Arthur, Chester A., ------ 

Buchanan, James,. 

Cleveland, Grover, ------ 

Fillmore, Millard, -. 

Garfield, James A., ------ 

Grant, Ulysses S., ------ 

Harrison, Benjamin, ------ 

Harrison, William Henry, - . - - 

Hayes, Rutherford B., - - - - - 

Jackson, Andrew, ------ 

Jefferson, Thomas, ------ 

Johnson, Andrew,. 

Lincoln, Abraham, ------ 

McKinley, William, ------ 

Madison, James, ------- 

Monroe, James, ------- 

Pierce, Franklin, ------ 

Polk, James K., ------- 

Roosevelt, Theodore, ------ 

Taft, William H., ■ 

Taylor, Zachary, ------ 

Tyler, John, -------- 

Van Buren, Martin, -. 

Vice Presidents—=-Death and Resignation, 

Washington, GfjoVge,. 

Writer and Signers of Declaration of 

Independence, ------ 

Facts About Liberty Bell, - - - . 

Index, - -- -- -- -- 

Electoral Vote,. 

How Country Voted Since the War, - 


6 

10 

29 

21 

30-32 

19 
28 

25-26 

31 

14 

27 

11-12 

7 
24 

22-23 

33-34 

8 
9 

20 

17 
35-36 

37 

18 
15-16 

13 

38 


4 

3 

2 

39 

40 


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FACTS ABOUT THE EIBEBTV BEBZ. 


Cast by Thomas Lester, Whitechapel, London. Arrived 
in Philadelphia in August, 1752. First used in iState House, 
Philadelphia, August 27, 1752. Twice recast by Pass & 
Stow, Philadelphia, to repair crack, September, 1752. Mut- 
fled and tolled October 5, 1765, on arrival of ship Royal 
Charlotte with stamps. Muffled and tolled October 31, 1765, 
when stamp act was put in operation. Summoned meeting 
to prevent landing of cargo of tea from the ship Polly, De¬ 
cember 27, 1774. Summoned meeting of patriots April 25. 
1775, after battle of Lexington. Proclaimed Declaration of 
Independence and the birth of a new nation at great rati¬ 
fication meeting, July 8, 1776. First journey from Philadel¬ 
phia made in September, 1777, to Allentown, Pa., to escape 
capture by the British. Returned June 27, 1778. An¬ 
nounced surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 24, 
1781. Proclaimed treaty of peace April 16, 1783. Tolled for 
the death of Washington, December 26, 1799. Rung on the 
fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, 
July 4, 1826. Last used in tolling for the death of John 
Marshall, July 8, 1835. 


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WRITER OP DECLARATION OP INDEPENDENCE , 

THOMAS JEFFERSON 


SIGNERS OP DECLARATION 

(Fifty-six in all) 


JOHN ADAMS 
SAMUEL ADAMS 
JOSIAH BARTLETT 
CARTER BRAXTON 
CHARLES CARROLL 
SAMUEL CHASE 
ABRAHAM CLARK 
GEORGE CLYMER 
WILLIAM ELLERY 
WILLIAM FLOYD 
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 
ELBRIDGE GERRY 
BUTTON GWINNETT 
LYMAN HALL 
JOHN HANCOCK 
BENJAMIN HARRISON 
JOHN HART 
THOMAS HEYWARD 
JOSEPH HEWES 
WILLIAM HOOPER 
STEPHEN HOPKINS 
FRANCIS HOPKINSON 
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON 
THOMAS JEFFERSON 
FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE 
RICHARD HENRY LEE 
FRANCIS LEWIS 
ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON 


THOMAS LYNCH 
THOMAS McKEAN 
ARTHUR MIDDLETON 
LEWIS MORRIS 
ROBERT MORRIS 
JOHN MORTON 
THOMAS NELSON 
WILLIAM PACA 
ROBERT TREAT PAINE 
JOHN PENN 
GEORGE READ 
CAESAR RODNEY 
GEORGE ROSS 
BENJAMIN RUSH 
EDWARD RUTLEDGE 
ROGER SHERMAN 
JAMES SMITH 
RICHARD STOCKTON 
THOMAS STONE 
GEORGE TAYLOR 
MATTHEW THORNTON 
GEORGE WALTON 
WILLIAM WHIPPLE 
WILLIAM WILLIAMS 
JAMES WILSON 
JOHN WITHERSPOON 
OLIVER WOLCOTT 
GEORGE WYTHE 


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GEOBGi: WASHINGTON, President. 


From Virginia. Inaugurated 1789. Politics, Federal. 
Served two terms. Born 1732, died December 
14, 17 99, aged 67. English ancestry. 

Vice 'President, JOHN ADAMS. Served both terms with 
Washington. From Massachusetts. 

Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.THOMAS JEFFERSON 

Secretary of Treasury.. ALEXANDER HAMILTON 

Secretary of War.HENRY KNOX 

Attorney General.EDMUND RANDOLPH 

Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.THOMAS JEFFERSON 


EDMUND RANDOLPH 
TIMOTHY PICKERING 


*(ad interim) 


Secretary of Treasury, . ALEXANDER HAMILTON 


Attorney General 


Secretary of War 

* 


OLIVER WOLCOTT 
HENRY KNOX 
TIMOTHY PICKERING 
JAMES McHENRY 
EDMUND RANDOLPH 
WILLIAM BRADFORD 
CHARLES LEE 


*During the interval. 


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JOHN ADAMS, President. 


From Massachusetts. Inaugurated 1797. Politics, FederaL 
Served one term. Born 1735, died July 4, 1826, 
aged 91. English ancestry. 

Vice President, THOMAS JEFFERSON. From Virginia. 


Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.TIMOTHY PICKERING 

CHARLES LEE (ad int.) 
JOHN MARSHALL 

Secretary of Treasury, . OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR. 

SAMUEL DEXTER 

Secretary of War.JAMES McHENRY 

BENJ. STODDERT (ad int.) 
SAMUEL DEXTER 

Attorney General.CHARLES LEE 

Secretary of Navy.BENJAMIN STODDERT 


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TaOMAS JEFFERSON, President. 


From Virg-inia. Inaugurated 1801. Politics, Republican. 
Served two terms. Born 1743, died July 4, 1826, 
aged 83. Welsh ancestry. 

Vice President, AARON BURR. From New York. 
Cabinet—First term: 


Secretary of State.LEVI LINCOLN (ad int.) 

JAMES MADISON 

Secretary of Treasury. . SAMUEL DEXTER 


Secretary of War. 
Attorney General. 
Secretary of Navy 


ALBERT GALLATIN 
HENRY DEARBORN 
LEVI LINCOLN 
BENJAMIN STODDERT 
HENRY DEARBORN (ad int.) 
ROBERT SMITH 


Vice President (second term), GEORGE CLINTON. 
From New York. 


Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.JAMES MADISON 

Secretary of Treasury.. ALBERT GALLATIN 

Secretary of War.HENRY DEARBORN 

JOHN SMITH (ad int.) 

Attorney General.JOHN BRECKENRIDGE 

CAESAR A. RODNEY 
Secretary of Navy.ROBERT SMITH 


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JAMES MADISON, President. 

From Virginia. Inaugurated 1809. Politics, Republican. 
Served two terms. Born 1751, died June 28, l836, 
aged 85. English ancestry. 

Vice President, GEORGE CLINTON. From New York. 
Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.ROBERT SMITH 

JAMES MONROE 

Secretary of Treasury. . ALBERT GALLATIN 

Secretary of War.JOHN SMITH (ad int.) 

WILLIAM EUSTIS 
JAMES MONROE (ad int.) 
JOHN ARMSTRONG 

Attorney General.CAESAR A. RODNEY 

WJLLIAM PINKNEY 

Secretary of Navy.ROBERT SMITH 

PAUL HAMILTON 
CHAS. W. GOLDSBOROUGH 
(ad int.) 

WILLIAM JONES 

Vice President (second term), ELBRIDGE GERRY. 
From Massachusetts. 

Cabinet—-Second term: 

Secretary of State.JAMES MONROE 

Secretary of Treasury.. ALBERT GALLATIN 

WILLIAM JONES 
GEORGE W. CAMPBELL 
ALEXANDER DALLAS 
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD 

Secretary of War.JOHN ARMSTRONG 

JAMES MONROE 
ALEXANDER DALLAS 
WILLIAM CRAWFORD 
GEORGE GRAHAM (ad int.) 

Attorney General.WILLIAM PINKNEY 

RICHARD RUSH 

Secretary of Navy.WILLIAM JONES 

BENJAMIN THOMAS (ad int.) 
BENJ. W. CROWNINSHIELD 

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JAMES MONROE, President. 

From Virginia. Inaugurated 1817. Politics, Republican. 
Served two terms. JBorn 1758, died July 4, 1831. 
aged 72. English ancestry. 

Vice President (both terms), DANIEL D. TOMPKINS. 
From New York. 


Cabinet—First term: 


Secretary of State.JOHN GRAHAM (ad int.) 

J. Q. ADAMS 

RICHARD RUSH (ad int.) 
Secretary of Treasury.. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD 


Secretary of War.GEORGE GRAHAM (ad int.) 

JOHN C. CALHOUN 

Attorney General.RICHARD RUSH 

WILLIAM WIRT 

Secretary of Navy.BENJ. W. CROWNINSHIELD 

JOHN C. CALHOUN (ad int.) 
SMITH THOMPSON 


Cabinet—Second term: 


Secretary of State.JOHN Q. ADAMS 

Secretary of TreasuryWILLIAM H. CRAWFORD 

Secretary of War.JOHN C. CALHOUN 

Attorney General.WILLIAM WIRT 

Secretary of Navy.SMITH THOMPSON 

JOHN RODGERS (ad int.) 
SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD 


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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, President. 


From Massachusetts. Inaugurated 1825. Politics, Repub¬ 
lican. Served one term. Born 1767, died February 
23, 1848, aged 81. English ancestry. 

Vice President, JOHN C. CALHOUN. From 
South Carolina. 


Cabinet: 

Secretary of State...... DANIEL BRENT (ad int.) 

HENRY CLAY 

Secretary of Treasury. . SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD 

(ad int.) 

RICHARD RUSH 

Secretary of War.JAMES BARBOUR 

SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD 
(ad int.) 

PETER B. PORTER 

Attorney General.WILLIAM WIRT 

Secretary of Navy.SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD 


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ANDBi:W JACKSOIT, President. 


From Tennessee. Inaugurated 1829. Politics, Democrat 
Served two terms. Born 17 67, died June 3, 1845. 
aged 78. Scotch-Irish parentage. 

Vice President, JOHN C. CALHOUN. From 
South Carolina. 


Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.JAS. A. HAMILTON (ad int.) 

MARTIN VAN BUREN 
EDWARD LIVINGSTON 
Secretary of Treasury.. SAMUEL D. INGHAM 

ASBURY DICKINS (ad int) 
LOUIS McLANE 

Secretary of War.JOHN H. EATON 

P. G. RANDOLPH (ad int) 
LEWIS CASS 

ROGER B. TANEY (ad int) 

Attorney General.JOHN M. BERRIEN 

ROGER B. TANEY 

Postmaster General.WILLIAM T. BARRY 

Secretary of Navy.CHARLES HAY (ad int.) 

JOHN BRANCH 
JOHN BOYLE (ad int.) 

LEVI WOODBURY 

Vice President (second term), MARTIN VAN BUREN. 
From New York. 


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President Jackson continued— 


Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.EDWARD LIVINGSTON 

LOUIS McLANE / 

JOHN FORSYTH 
Secretary of Treasury.. LOUIS McLANE 

WILLIAM J. DUANE 
ROGER B. TANEY 
McCLINTOCK YOUNG 
(ad int.) 

LEVI WOODBURY 

Secretary of War.LEWIS CASS 

CAREY A. HARRIS (ad int.) 
BENJ. F. BUTLER (ad int.) 

Attorney General.ROGER B. TANEY 

BENJ. F. BUTLER 

Postmaster General.WILLIAM T. BARRY 

AMOS KENDALL 

Secretary of Navy.LEVI WOODBURY 

MAHLON DICKERSON 



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MARTIN VAN BURRN, President. 


From New York. Inaugurated 1837. Politics, Democrat 
Served one term. Born 1782, died July 24, 1862. 

aged 80. Dutch ancestry. 

Vice President, RICHARD M. JOHNSON. From 
Kentucky. 


Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.JOHN FORSYTH 

J. L. MARTIN (ad int.) 

Secretary of Treasury. . LEVI 'WOODBURY 

' McCLINTOCK YOUNG 

(ad int.) 

Secretary of War.BENJAMIN F. BUTLER 

JOEL R. POINSETT 

Attorney General.BENJAMIN F. BUTLER 

FELIX GRUNDY 
HENRY D. GALPIN 

Postmaster General.AMOS KENDALL 

JOHN NILES 

Secretary of Navy.MAHLON DICKERSON | 

JAMES K. PAULDING | 

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WIIiZiIAM HENBV HARRISON, President. 


From Ohio. Inaugurated 1841. Politics, Whig. Served 
only one month. Born 1773, died April 4, 1841, 
age 68. English ancestry. 

Vice President, JOHN TYLER. From Virginia. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.J. L. MARTIN (ad int.) 

DANIEL WEBSTER 

Secretary of Treasury.. McCLINTOCK YOUNG 

(ad int.) 

THOMAS EWING 

Secretary of War.JOHN BELL 

Attorney General.JOHN J. CRITTENDEN 

Postmaster General.SELAH R. HOBBIE (ad int.) 

FRANCIS GRANGER 

Secretary of Navy.GEORGE E. BADGER 

Note.—^Vice President Tyler finished President 
Harrison’s term. 


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JOHN TVI.X:r, President. 

From Virginia. Inaugurated 1841. Politics, Democrat. 
Served Harrison’s unexpired term. Born 17 90, died 
January 18, 1862, aged 72. English ancestry. 

Vice President, GEORGE M. DALLAS. From 
Pennsylvania. 

Presidents pro tern, of the 

Senate.SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD 

WILLIAM P. MANGUM 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.DANIEL WEBSTER 

HUGH S. LEGARE (ad int.) 
WM. S. DERRICK (ad int.) 
ABEL P. UPSHUR 
JOHN NELSON (ad int.) 

J. C. CALHOUN 

Secretary of Treasury.. THOMAS EWING 

McCLINTOCK YOUNG 
(ad int.) 

WALTER FORWARD 
JOHN C. SPENCER 
GEORGE M. BIBB 

^'ecretary of War.JOHN BELL 

ALBERT M. LEA (ad int.) 
JOHN C. SPENCER 
JAMES M. PORTER 
WILLIAM WILKINS 


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President Tyler Continued— 

Attorney General.J. J. CRITTENDEN 

H. S. LEGARE 
JOHN NELSON 

Postmaster General.FRANCIS GRANGER 

C. A. WICKLIFFE 

SELAH R. HOBBIE (ad int.) 

Secretary of Navy.GEORGE E. BADGER 

J, D. SIMMS (ad int.) 

A. P. UPSHUR 
DAVID HENSHAW 
THOMAS W. GILMER 
LEWIS WARRINGTON 
(ad int.) 

J. Y. MASON 

Note.—^When the Vice President of the United States 
finishes the President’s term in case of the President’s 
death, the President pro tern, of the Senate acts as the Vice 
President until the next Presidential election. 



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JAMES K. FOI.K, President. 

From Tennessee. Inaugurated 1845. Politics, Democrat. 

Served one term. Born 1795, died June 15, 1849, 
aged 54. Scotch-Irish ancestry. 

Vice President, GEORGE M. DALLAS. From 
Pennsylvania. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.J. C. CALHOUN 

JAMES BUCHANAN 

Secretary of Treasury.. GEORGE M. BIBB 

ROBERT J. WALKER 

Secretary of War.WILLIAM WILKINS 

WILLIAM L. MARCY 

Attorney General.JOHN NELSON 

JOHN Y. MASON 
NATHAN CLIFFORD 
ISAAC TOUCEY 

Postmaster General.CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE 

CAVE JOHNSON 

Secretary of Navy.JOHN Y. MASON 

GEORGE BANCROFT 


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ZACHARY TAYLOR, President. 

From Louisiana. Inaugurated 1849. Politics, Whig. Died 
after serving one year. Born 1784, died July 9, 

1850, aged 66. English ancestry. 

Vice President, MILLARD FILLMORE. From 
New York. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.JAMES BUCHANAN 

JOHN CLAYTON 

Secretary of Treasury. . ROBERT J. WALKER 

WILLIAM M. MEREDITH 
McCLINTOCK YOUNG 
(ad int.) 

Secretary of War.WILLIAM L. MARCY 

REMEDY JOHNSON 
GEORGE W. CRAAVFORD 

Attorney General.ISAAC TOUCEY 

REVERDY JOHNSON (ad int.) 

Postmaster General.CAVE JOHNSON 

SELAH R. HOBBIE (ad int.) 
JACOB COLLAMER 

Secretary of Navy.JOHN Y. MASON 

WILLIAM B. PRESTON 

Secretary of Interior. . . .THOMAS EWING 


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MII.I.ARD FII.I.MORZ:, President. 


From New York. Inaugurated 1850. Politics, Whig. 
Served Taylor’s unexpired term (three years). 
Born 1800, died March 7,1874, aged 74. 

English ancestry. 

Vice President, WILLIAM R. KING. From Alabama. 


Cabinet: 


Secretary of State.JOHN M. CLAYTON 

DANIEL WEBSTER 
CHAS. M. CONRAD (ad int.) 
EDWARD EVERETT 
WILLIAM HUNTER (ad int.) 
Secretary of Treasury. . WILLIAM M. MEREDITH 

THOMAS CORWIN 

Secretary of War.GEORGE W. CRAWFORD 

S. J. ANDERSON (ad int.) 
WINFIELD SCOTT (ad int.) 
CHARLES M. CONRAD 

Attorney General.REVERDY JOHNSON 

J. J. CRITTENDEN 

Postmaster General..JACOB COLLAMER 

NATHAN K. HALL 
SAMUEL D. HUBBARD 

Secretary of Navy.WILLIAM B. PRESTON 

WILLIAM A. GRAHAM 
LEWIS WARRINGTON 
(ad int.) 

JOHN P. KENNEDY 

Secretary of Interior. . . .THOMAS EWING 

D. C. GODDARD (ad int.) 
THOS. M. T. McKENNAN 
ALEX. H. H. STUART 


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FRANKI.IN PIERCE, President. 

From New Hampshire. Inaugurated 1853. Politics, Demo¬ 
crat. Served one term. Born 1804, died October 
8, 1869, aged 65. English ancestry. 

Vice President, WILLIAM R. KING. From Alabama. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.WILLIAM HUNTER (ad int.) 

WILLIAM L. MARCY 

Secretary of Treasury. . THOMAS CORWIN 

JAMES GUTHRIE 

Secretary of War.CHARLES M. CONRAD 

JEFFERSON DAVIS 
SAMUEL COOPER (ad int.) 

Attorney General.JOHN J. CRITTENDEN 

CALEB CUSHING 

Postmaster General.SAMUEL D. HUBBARD 

JAMES CAMPBELL 

Secretary of Navy.JOHN P. KENNEDY 

JAMES C. DOBBIN 

Secretary of Interior. . . .ALEX. H. H. STUART 

ROBERT McClelland 


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JAMES BUCHANAN, President. 

From Pennsylvania. Inaugurated 1857. Politics, Democrat 
Served one term. Born 1791, died June 1, 1868, 
aged 77. Scotch-Irish parentage. 

Vice President, JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE. 

From Kentucky. I 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.WILLIAM L. MARCY 

LEWIS CASS 

AVILLIAM HUNTER (ad int) 
JEREMIAH S. BLACK 
Secretary of Treasury.. JAMES GUTHRIE 

HOWELL COBB 
ISAAC TOUCEY (ad int.) 
PHILIP F. THOMAS 
JOHN A. DIX 

Secretary of War.SAMUEL COOPER (ad int.) 

JOHN B. FLOYD 
JOSEPH HOLT 

Attorney General.CALEB CUSHING 

JEREMIAH S. BLACK. 

EDWIN M. STANTON 

Postmaster General.JAMES CAMPBELL 

AARON V. BROWN 
HORATIO KING 
JOSEPH HOLT 

Secretary of Navy.JAMES C. DOBBIN 

ISAAC TOUCEY 

Secretary of Interior. . . .ROBERT MCCLELLAND 

JACOB THOMPSON 
MOSES KELLY (ad int.) 


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ABBAHAM IiINCOBN, President. 


Prom Illinois. Inaugurated 1861. Politics, Republican. 
Served part of second term. Born 1809, died April 
15, 1865, aged 56. English ancestry. 

Vice President, HANNIBAL HAMLIN. From Maine. 


Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.JEREMIAH S. BLACK 

WILLIAM H. SEWARD 
Secretary of Treasury.. JOHN A. DIX 

SALMON P. CHASE 

GEO. HARRINGTON (ad int.) 

WM. P. FESSENDEN 

Secretary of War.JOSEPH HOLT 

SIMON CAMERON 
EDWIN M. STANTON 

Attorney General.EDWIN M. STANTON 

EDWARD BATES 
JAMES SPEED 

Postmaster General.HORATIO KING 

MONTGOMERY BLAIR 
WILLIAM DENNISON 

Secretary of Navy.ISAAC TOUCEY 

GIDEON WELLES 

Secretary of Interior. . . .MOSES KELLY (ad int.) 

CALEB B. SMITH 
JOHN P. USHER 

Vice President (second term), ANDREW JOHNSON. 

From Tennessee. 


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President Lincoln Continued— 

Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.WILLIAM H. SEWARD 

Secretary of Treasury.. GEO. HARRINGTON (ad int.) 

HUGH McCULLOCH 

Secretary of War.EDWIN M. STANTON 

Attorney General.JAMES SPEED 

’ Postmaster General.WILLIAM DENNISON 

Secretary of Navy.GIDEON WELLES 

Secretary of Interior. . . .JOHN P. USHER 

Note.—Lincoln was assassinated April 14, 1865, in 

Ford’s Theater, Washington, D. C., by John Wilkes Booth, 
who made his escape to Virginia. He was shot by Boston 
Corbett, sergeant of cavalry, in a barn in Caroline county, 
April 25, 1865. Booth was 26 years old and of English 
descent. Conspirators in the plot with him ‘Were George 
E. Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Lewis Payne, David E. Herold, 
Edward Spangler, Dr. S. A. Mudd, Nicholas O’Laughlin and 
Mrs. Mary E. Surratt. All of the conspirators were tried 
and punishment meted out in the following manner: Mrs. 
Surratt, George E. Atzerodt, David E. Herold and Lewis 
Payne were executed July 7, 1865. The others were sen¬ 
tenced to imprisonment in the fort of Dry Tortugas, 
Florida, for different periods. Dr. S. A. Mudd was sentenced 
for life, but on February 8, 1869, was granted a full and 
unconditioned pardon by President Andrew Johnson. 
Samuel Arnold was sentenced for life, but was also par¬ 
doned by the President on March 21, 1869. Edward Spang¬ 
ler’s sentence was for six years, but, by official pardon, he 
was released on March 21, 1869. Nicholas O’Laughlin, who 
was alsio sentenced for life, died of yellow fever while in 
prison, September 23, 1867. 



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ANDREW JOHNSON, President. 

From Tennessee. Inaugurated 1865. Politics, Republican. 

Served out Lincoln’s term. Born 1808, died July 
31, 1875, aged 67. English ancestry. 

Vice President, SCHUYLER COLFAX. From Indiana. 

Presidents pro tern, of the 

Senate.LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER 

BENJAMIN F. WADE 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.WILLIAM H. SEWARD 

Secretary of Treasury.. HUGH McCULLOCH 

Secretary of War.EDWIN M. STANTON 

U. S. GRANT (ad int.) 
LORENZO THOMAS 
JOHN M. SCHOFIELD 

Attorney General...JAMBS SPEED 

J. HUBLEY ASHTON (acting) 
HENRY STANBERY 
O. H. BROWNING (ad int.) 
WILLIAM M. EVARTS 

Postmaster General.WILLIAM DENNISON 

ALEX. W. RANDALL (ad int.) 

Secretary of Navy.GIDEON WELLES 

Secretary of Interior. . . .JOHN P. USHER 

JAMES HARLAN 
ORVILLE H. BROWNING 

Note.—^V^'hen the Vice President of the United States 
finishes the President’s term in case of the President’s 
death, the President pro tern, of the Senate acts as the Vice 
President until the next Presidential election. 


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UI.VSSES s. GRANT, President. 

From District of Columbia. Inaugurated 1869. Politics, 
Republican. Served two terms. Born 1822, died 
July 23, 1885, aged 63. Scotch ancestry. 

Vice President, SCHUYLER COLFAX. From Indiana. 

Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.ELIHU B. WASHBURNE. 

HAMILTON FISH 

Secretary of Treasury. . JOHN F. HARTLEY 

GEORGE S. BOUTWELL 

Secretary of War.JOHN M. SCHOFIELD 

JOHN A. RAWLINS 
/ WILLIAM T. SHERMAN 

WILLIAM W. BELKNAP 

Attorney General.J. HUBLEY ASHTON 

EBENEZER R. HOAR 
AMOS T. AKERMAN 
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS 

Postmaster General.ST. JOHN B. L. SKINNER 

(ad int.) 

JOHN A. J. CRESWELL 

Secretary of Navy.WILLIAM FAXON (ad int.) 

ADOLPH E. BORIE 
GEORGE M. ROBESON 
Secretary of Interior. . . .JACOB D. COX 

COLUMBUS DELANO 

Vice President (second term), HENRY WILSON. 
From Massachusetts. 

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President Grant Continued— 

Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.HAMILTON FISH 

Secretary of Trtasury. . GEORGE S. BOUTWELL 

WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON 
BENJAMIN H. BRISTOW 
CHAS. F. CONANT (ad int.) 
LOT M. MORRILL 

Secretary of War.WILLIAM W. BELKNAP 

GEO. M. ROBESON (ad int.) 
ALPHONSO TAFT 
JAMES D. CAMERON 

Attorney General.GEORGE H. WILLIAMS 

EDWARD PIERREPONT 
ALPHONSO TAFT 

Postmaster General.JOHN A. J. CRESSWELL 

JAMBS W. MARSHALL 
MARSHALL JEWELL 
JAMES M. TYNER 

Secretary of Navy.GEORGE M. ROBESON 

Secretary of Interior_COLUMBUS DELANO 

BENJ. R. COWEN (ad int.) 
ZACHARIAH CHANDLER 



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RUTHERFORD B. HAYBS, President. 

From Ohio. Inaugurated 1877. Politics, Republican. 

Served one term. Born 1822, died January 17, 

17, 1893, aged 71. Scotch ancestry. 

Vice President, WILLIAM A. WHEELER. From 
New York. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.HAMILTON FISH 

WILLIAM M. EVARTS 

Secretary of Treasury. . LOT M. MORRILL 

JOHN SHERMAN 

HENRY F. FRENCH (ad int.) 

Secretary of War.JAMES D. CAMERON 

GEORGE W. MoCRARY 
ALEXANDER RAMSEY 

Attorney General.CHARLES DEVENS 

Postmaster General.JAMES M. TYNER 

DAVID M. KEY 
HORACE MAYNARD 

Secretary of Navy.GEORGE M. ROBESON 

RICHARD W. THOMPSON 
ALEX. RAMSEY (ad int.) 
NATHAN GOFF, JR. 

Secretary of Interior. . . .ZACHARIAH CHANDLER 

CARL SCHURZ 


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JAMES A. GARFIEI.D, President. 

From Ohio. Inaugurated 1881. Politics, Republican. 
Served four months. Born 1831, died September 
19, 1881, aged 50. English ancestry. 

Vice President, CHESTER A. ARTHUR. From 
NEW York. 


Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.WILLIAM M. EVARTS 

JAMES G. BLAINE 

Secretary of Treasury. . HENRY^ F. FRENCH (ad int.) 

WILLIAM WINDOM 

Secretary of War.ALEXANDER RAMSEY 

ROBERT T. LINCOLN 

Attorney General.CHARLES DEVENS 

WAY^NE MAC VEAGH 
S. F. PHILLIPS (ad int.) 

Postmaster General.HORACE YIAY'NARD 

THOMAS L. JAMES 

Secretary of Navy.NATHAN GOFF, JR. 

WILLIAM H. HUNT 

Secretary of Interior. . . .CARL SCHURZ 

SAYIUEL J. KIRKWOOD 

Note.—President Garfield was assasinated July 2, 1881, 
in the depot at Washington, D. C. Charles J. Guiteau, who 
was hanged in the district jail, District of Columbia, June 
30, 1882, was the assassin. He was a French-Canadian, 
born in 1840, and was 42 years old. 


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CHESTER A. ARTHUR, President. 

From New York. Inaugurated 1881. Politics, Republican. 
Served out President Garfield’s unexpired term. Born 
1830, died November 18, 1886, aged 56. 
Scotch-Irish ancestry. 

Presidents pro tern, of the 

Senate.THOMAS F. BAYARD 

DAVID DAVIS 
GEORGE F. EDMONDS 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.JAMES G. BLAINE 

F. T. FRELINGHUYSEN 
Secretary of Treasury.. WILLIAM WINDOM 

CHARLES J. FOLGER 
CHARLES E. COON (ad int.) 
HENRY F. FRENCH (ad int.) 
WALTER Q. GRESHAM 
HUGH McCulloch 

Secretary of War.ROBERT T. LINCOLN 

Attorney General.WAYNE MAC VEAGH 

S. F. PHILLIPS (ad int.) 
BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER 

Postmaster General.THOMAS L. JAMES 

TIMOTHY O. HOWE 
FRANK HATTON (ad int.) 
WALTER Q. GRESHAM 
FRANK HATTON 

Secretary of Navy.WILLIAM H. HUNT 

WILLIAM E. CHANDLER 

Secretary of Interior_SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD 

HENRY M. TELLER 

Note.—^When the Vice President of the United States 
finishes the President’s term in case of the President’s 
death, the President pro tern, of the Senate acts as the Vice 
President until the next Presidential election. 


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GBOVSR CLEVELAND, President. 

From New York. Inaugurated 1885. Politics, Democrat. 

Served two terms, from 1885-87 and 1893-97. Born 
1837, died June 24, 1908, aged 71. 

English ancestry. 

Vice President, THOMAS A. HENDRICKS. 

From Indiana. 

Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.F. T. FRELINGHUYSEN 

THOMAS F. BAYARD 

Secretary of Treasury. . HUGH McCULLOCH 

DANIEL MANNING 
CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD 

Secretary of War.ROBERT T. LINCOLN 

WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT 

Attorney General..._BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER 

AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND 

Postmaster General.FRANK HATTON 

WILLIAM F. VILAS 
DON M. DICKINSON 

Secretary of Navy.WILLI AIM E. CHANDLER 

WILLIAM C. WHITNEY 

Secretary of Interior_LUCIUS Q. C. LAMAR 

H. L. MULDROW (ad int.) 
WILLIAM F. VILAS 

Secretary of Agriculfe. .NORMAN J. COLEMAN 

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BENJAMIN HARRISON, President. 

From Indiana. Inaugurated 1889. Politics, Republican. 
Served one term. Born 1833, died March, 1901, 
aged 68. English ancestry. 

Vice President, LEVI P. MORTON. From New York. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.THOMAS F. BAYARD 

JAMES G. BLAINE 

WM. F. WHARTON (ad int.) 

JOHN W. FOSTER 

Secretary of Treasury.. CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD 
^ WILLIAM WINDOM 

A. B. NETTLETON (ad int.) 
CHARLES FOSTER 

Secretary of War.WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT 

REDFIELD PROCTOR 
LEWIS A. GRANT (ad int.) 
STEPHEN B. ELKINS 

Attorney General.AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND 

WILLIAM H. H. MILLER 
Postmaster General.... . DON M. DICKINSON 

JOHN WANAMAKER 

Secretary of Navy. WILLIAM C. WHITNEY 

i ‘ BENJAMIN F. TRACY 

Secretary of Interior. . , .WILLIAM F. VILAS 

JOHN W. NOBLE 

Secretary of Agricult’e. .NORMAN J. COLEMAN 

JEREMIAH M. RUSK 


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GBOVEB CZiX:vi:i.AND, President. 

Second term, from 1893 to 1897. 

Vice President, ADLAI E. STEVENSON. From Illinois. 

Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.WM. F. WHARTON (ad int.) 

WALTER Q. GRESHAM 
EDWIN F. UHL (ad int.) 
RICHARD OLNEY 

Secretary of Treasury.. CHARLES FOSTER 

JOHN G. CARLISLE 

Secretary of War.STEPHEN B. ELKINS 

DANIEL S. LAMONT 

Attorney General.WILLIAM H. H. MILLER 

RICHARD OLNEY 
JUDSON HARMON 

Postmaster General.JOHN WANAMAKER 

WILSON S. BISSELL 
WILLIAM L. WILSON 

Secretary of Navy.BENJAMIN F. TRACY 

HILARY A. HERBERT 

Secretary of Interior. , . .JOHN W. NOBLE 

HOKE SMITH 

DAVID R. FRANCIS 

JOHN M. REYNOLDS (ad int.) 

Secretary of Agricult’e. .JEREMIAH M. RUSK 

JULIUS S. MORTON 



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WII.I.IAM McKINIiEir, President. 

From Ohio. Inaugurated 1897. Politics, Republican. 
Served one term and part of second. Born 1843, 
died September 14, 1901, aged 58. 
Scotch-Irish ancestry. 

Vice President, GARRETT A. HOBART. From 
Xew Jersey. 


Cabinet—First term: 

Secretary of State.RICHARD OLNEY 

JOHN SHERMAN 
WILLIAM R. DAY 
ALVEY A. ADEE (ad int.) 
JOHN HAY 

Secretary of Treasury. . JOHN G. CARLISLE 

LYMAN J. GAGE 

Secretary of War.DANIEL S. LAMONT 

RUSSELL A. ALGER 
ELIHU ROOT 

Attorney General.JUDSON HARMON 

JOSEPH McKENNA 
JOHN K. RICHARDS 
JOHN W. GRIGGS 

Postmaster General.WILLIAM L. WILSON 

JAMES A. GARY 
CHARLES E. SMITH 

Secretary of Navy.HILARY A. HERBERT 

JOHN D. LONG 

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President McKinley Continued- 

Secretary of Interior. . . .DAVID R. FRANCIS 

CORNELIUS N. BLISS 
ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK 

Secretary of Agricult’e. .JULIUS G. MORTON 

JAMES WILSON 

Vice President (second term), THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 

From New York. 

Cabinet—Second term: 

Secretary of State.JOHN HAY 

Secretary of Treasury. . LYMAN J. GAGE 

Secretary of War.ELIHU ROOT 

Attorney General.JOHN W. GRIGGS 

JOHN K. RICHARDS (ad int.) 
PHILANDER C. KNOX 

Postmaster General.CHARLES EMORY SMITH 

Secretary of Navy.JOHN D. LONG 

Secretary of Interior_ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK 

Secretary of Agricult’e. .JAMES WILSON 

Note.—President McKinley was assassinated on Septem¬ 
ber 6, 1901, at Buffalo, N. Y., while making an address, by 
Leon Czolgosz, who was born in 187 3, and electrocuted at 
Auburn, N. Y., October 29, 1901, for his crime. He was 
Polish and 28 years of age. 

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt filled out President 
McKinley’s unexpired term, and was then elected to the 
Presidency of the United States by the largest popular 
vote received by any President. 



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THEODORE BOOSEVEDT, President. 

From New York. Inaugurated 1901. Politics, Republican. 
Served out McKinley’s unexpired term and one 
full term after that. Born 1858. 

Dutch ancestry. 

President pro tern, of the 

Senate.WILLIAM P. FRYE 

Cabinet—McKinley’s unexpired term: 

Secretary of State.JOHN HAY 

Secretary of Treasury.. LYMAN J. GAGE 

LESLIE M. SHAW 

Secretary of War.ELIHU ROOT 

WILLIAM H. TAFT 

Attorney General.PHILANDER C. KNOX 

WILLIAM H. MOODY 

Postmaster General.CHARLES E. SMITH 

HENRY C. PAYNE 
ROBERT J. WYNNE 

Secretary of Navy.JOHN D. LONG 

WILLIAM H. MOODY 
PAUL MORTON 

Secretary of Interior_ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK 

Secretary of Agricult’e. .JAMES WILSON 

Secretary of Commerce 

and Labor.GEORGE B. CORTELYOU 

VICTOR H. METCALF 

Note.—'When the Vice President of the United States 
finishes the President’s term in case of the President’s 
death, the President pro tern, of the Senate acts as the Vice 
President until the next Presidential election. 

Vice President (Roosevelt’s full term), CHARLES W. 

FAIRBANKS. From Indiana. 

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President Roosevelt continued— 

Cabinet—Roosevelt’s full term: 

Secretary of State.JOHN HAY 

ELIHU ROOT 
ROBERT BACON 

Secretary of Treasury.. LESLIE M. SHAW 

GEORGE B. CORTELYOU 

Secretary of War.WILLIAM H. TAFT 

LUKE E. WRIGHT 

Attorney General.WILLIAM H. MOODY 

CHARLES J. BONAPARTE 

Postmaster General.GEORGE B. CORTELYOU 

GEORGE VON L. MEYER 

Secretary of Navy.PAUL MORTON 

CHARLES J. BONAPARTE 
VICTOR H. METCALF 
TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY 

Secretary of Interior_ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK 

JAMES R. GARFIELD 
Secretary of Agricult’e. .JAMES WILSON 
Secretary of Commerce 

and Labor.VICTOR H. METCALF 

OSCAR S. STRAUS 



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WII.I.IAM H. TAFT, President. 

From Ohio. Inaugurated 1905. Politics, Republican. 
Now serving first term. Born 1857. 

English ancestry. 

Vice President, JAMES S. SHERMAN. 

From New York. 

Cabinet: 

Secretary of State.PHILANDER C. KNOX 

Secretary of Treasury. . FRANKLIN MAC VEIGH 

Secretary of War.JACOB M. DICKINSON 

HENRY L. STIMSON 

Attorney General.GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM 

Postmaster General.FRANK H. HITCHCOCK 

Secretary of Navy.GEORGE VON L. MEYER 

Secretary of Interior. . . .RICHARD A. BALLINGER 

WALTER H. FISHER 
Secretary of Agricult’e. .JAMES WILSON 
Secretary of Commerce 

and Labor.CHARLES NAGEL 


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DEATH AND RESIGNATION OF VICE PRESIDENTS. 


Under PRESIDENT MADISON (first term). 

VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE CLINTON (died April 20, 
1812). 

President pro tern, of Senate, WM. H. CRAWFORD. 

Under PRESIDENT MADISON (second term). 

VICE PRESIDENT ELBRIDGE GERRY (died Novem¬ 
ber 23, 1814). 

President pro tern, of Senate, JOHN GAILLARD. 

Under PRESIDENT JACKSON. 

VICE PRESIDENT JOHN C. CALHOUN (resigned 
December 28, 1832). 

President pro tern, of Senate, HUGH LAWSON WHITE. 

Under PRESIDENT PIERCE. 

VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM R. KING (died April 18, 
1853). 

Presidents pro tern, of Senate, DAVID R. ATCHISON, 
LEWIS CASS, JESSE D. BRIGHT, CHARLES E. STUART, 
JAMES M. MASON. 

Under PRESIDENT GRANT. 

VICE PRESIDENT HENRY WILSON (died November 
22, 1875). 

President pro tern, of Senate, THOMAS W. FERRY. 

Under PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. 

VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS A. HENDRICKS (died 
November 25, 1885). 

Presidents pro tern, of Senate, JOHN SHERMAN, JOHN 
J. INGALLS. 

Under PRESIDENT McKINLEY. 

VICE PRESIDENT GARRET A. HOBART (died Novem¬ 
ber 21, 1899). 

President pro tern, of Senate, WILLIAM P. FRYE. 


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VOTE IN EI.ECTORAI:. COLLEGE 


The following will be the electoral votes of the States 


in 1912 according to 
Congress; 

the 

new 

Apportionment of Members 

of 

Alabama - 

- 

- 

- 

12 

Nebraska 

_ 

_ 

8 

Arizona 

- 

- 

- 

3 

Nevada 

_ 

_ 

3 

Arkansas - 

- 

- 

- 

9 

New Hampshire 

- 

- 

4 

California 

- 

- 

- 

13 

New Jersey 

- 

- 

14 

Colorado - 

- 

- 

- 

6 

New Mexico - 

- 

_ 

3 

Connecticut 

- 

- 

- 

7 

New York 

- 

_ 

45 

Delaware 

- 

- 

- 

3 

North Carolina 

- 

_ 

12 

Florida 

- 

- 

- 

6 

North Dakota 

- 

_ 

5 

Georgia 

- 

- 

- 

14 

Ohio - - - 

- 

- 

24 

Idaho 

- 

- 

- 

4 

Oklahoma 

- 

- 

10 

Illinois 

- 

- 

- 

29 

Oregon 

- 

- 

5 

Indiana 

- 

- 

- 

15 

Pennsylvania 

- 

- 

38 

Iowa - 

- 

- 

- 

13 

Rhode Island 

- 

- 

5 

Kansas 

- 

- 

- 

10 

South Carolina 

- 

- 

9 

Kentucky 

- 

- 

- 

13 

South Dakota 

- 

- 

5 

Louisiana 

- 

- 

- 

10 • 

Tennessee 

- 

- 

12 

Maine 

- 

- 

- 

6 

Texas 

- 

- 

20 

Maryland 

- 

- 

- 

8 

Utah - - - 

- 

- 

4 

Massachusetts 

- 

- 

18 

Vermont - 

- 

- 

4 

Michigan - 

- 

- 

- 

15 

Virginia - 

- 

- 

12 

Mississippi 

- 

- 

- 

10 

Washington 

- 

- 

7 

Missouri - 

- 

- 

- 

18 

West Virginia 

- 

- 

8 

Minnesota 

- 

- 

- 

12 

Wisconsin 

- 

- 

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THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 

In case of the removal, death, resignation or inability 
of both the President and Vice President, then the Secre¬ 
tary of State shall act as President until the disability of 
the President or Vice President is removed or a President 
is elected. If there be no Secretary of State, then the Sec¬ 
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order of succession is: The Secretary of War, Attorney 
General, Postmaster General, Secretary of the Navy and 
Secretary of the Interior. The acting President must, upon 
taking office, convene Congress (if not at the time in ses¬ 
sion) in extraordinary session, giving twenty days’ notice. 


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